News Boohoo probed over supplier employment contracts LONDON – Fast fashion brand Boohoo was probed over claims that the employment contracts of its Leicester suppliers amount to Read More »
News WRAP: half of all textiles discarded as trash LONDON – Recent findings from WRAP show that a staggering 49 per cent of all used textiles end up being Read More »
News Better Cotton expands interest in African market LONDON – Better Cotton, the world’s largest certified cotton scheme, is launching new mapping and assessments in West and Central Read More »
News Bangladesh mulls tax break for recycled fibres DHAKA – Bangladesh is considering removing value-added tax (VAT) on locally produced recycled fibre and its raw materials to support Read More »
News EU hits Shein with new new digital rules BRUSSELS – The European Union has placed fast-fashion giant Shein under rigorous scrutiny according to its new Digital Services Act Read More »
News Comment: SBTi risks becoming code for greenwashing OP-ED – Last month, the respected journal Nature published a study in which the authors evaluated one of the largest Read More »
News Carbios opens PET ‘bio-recycling’ plant in France LONGLAVILLE – Carbios, a global leader in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to recycle synthetic textiles and other Read More »
News Certification schemes and new regulations PARTNER CONTENT – In the complex and ever-evolving textile, leather and fashion world, staying up to date of regulatory changes Read More »
News IWTO outlines concerns about PEF methodology By Dalena White, secretary general, IWTO BRUSSELS – In the heart of the European Union, the fashion industry finds itself Read More »
Supplier urges governments to reopen stores 4th March 2021 No Comments CHITTAGONG – Bangladeshi-based denim manufacturer, Mostafiz Uddin, has urged European and US governments to re-open fashion stores – suggesting constant lockdowns are decimating supply chains Read More »
Gujarat to develop two huge textile parks 4th March 2021 No Comments GUJARAT – The Indian government has announced it will set up two ‘mega’ textile parks in Gujarat, on the western coast of the country, to Read More »